Cathy Bird RGN, RSCN, BSc (Hons) Health Studies
Nurse Practitioner
Cathy has a nursing degree, BSc (Hons) in Health Studies and the Nurse Practitioner Diploma. Cathy assesses and treats patients with urgent medical needs, and coordinates diabetic care. She is a non-medical prescriber.
Mercy Okai RGN, BSc (Hons), MSc (Public Health & Health Promotion)
Nurse Practitioner
Mercy assesses and treats patients with urgent medical needs. She is also currently undertaking her MSc programme in Advances Clinical Practice.
Paula Brown RGN
Practice Nurse
Paula has Diplomas in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease Management and a Certificate of Family Planning.
Joy Lorimer RGN
Practice Nurse
Holds certificates in Asthma, and Diabetes.
Angie Senneval RGN
Practice Nurse
Holds certificates in Marie Curie Breast and Cervical Screening, Family Planning, and British Heart Foundation.
Claire Oakey RGN
Practice Nurse
BSc Hons Community Health Care (worked as a District Nurse for 10 years and completed a Practice Nursing course with Albion Street in 2012.
The nurses run the treatment room and specialised clinics. The treatment room is available with an appointment booked in advance, and a small number available on the day.
Services available are: over 40’s health checks, new patient checks, blood pressure monitoring, childhood vaccinations, removal of stitches, dressings, contraception repeats (once treatment has been started by a GP), cervical smear tests, advice about diet and lifestyle.
Patients over 65, with three or more long term conditions, are able to have a holistic health check by our nursing team. Patients who are housebound and unable to attend the surgery will be offered a home visit. Please ask reception for more details.
Arinola Akintante
Healthcare Assistant
Sees patients for for over 40s NHS health checks, holistic assessments, learning disability reviews, pre-diabetes, ECGs, blood pressure checks, ear syringing, dressings, blood taking, flu injections, b12 injections and warfarin monitoring.